Spirotropis confusa

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Spirotropis confusa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Drilliidae
Genus: Spirotropis
Species:
S. confusa
Binomial name
Spirotropis confusa
(Seguenza, 1880)
Synonyms [1]
  • Drillia confusa Seguenza G., 1880
  • Mangelia eburneaSars M., 1859 (nvalid: junior secondary homonym of Pleurotoma eburneaBivona, 1839; Spirotropis sarsi is a replacement name)
  • † Pleurotoma carinataBivona, 1838 (nomen dubium; and also invalid: junior homonym of Pleurotoma carinataDeshayes, 1834, and P. carinataGray, 1834)
  • Spirotropis carinata(Bivona, 1838) sensu G.O. Sars, 1878 misapplication
  • Spirotropis sarsiWarén, 1975
Image of the spirotropis confusa shell Spirotropis-confusa-seguenza-1880.jpg
Image of the spirotropis confusa shell

Spirotropis confusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae. [1]

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Subspecies

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the demersal zone of the Mediterranean Sea

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References

  1. 1 2 Gofas, S. (2011). Spirotropis confusa (Seguenza, 1880). In: MolluscaBase (2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573431 on 2016-11-16
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